South Africa’s unemployment problem is largely structural, in the sense that it is being driven by the decline of historically important employment sectors such as agriculture and mining. It is, however, being exacerbated by the country’s labour and in …

“Successive government plans emphasise the need for job creation in South Africa, yet industrial and labour market policies are biased against labour-intensive growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in the clothing industry, where employment has col …

“The paper starts with an overview of South Africa’s job crisis. It then moves on to consider whether the country’s economic policies are conducive to labour-demanding growth. In so doing, it examines trade policies, labour market policies and macroeco …